Safety nonglow cigarette or cigar shield



Jan. 2, 1945. T. F. HALLORAN v2,366,686 SAFETY NONGLOW CIGARETTE 0RCIGAR SHIELD Filed nec. Y1, 194s llllllll. '11111/1111 "r fn 25 22lllllll V 3 mam/ton T/fa//zas f. Haz #02u75 www@ `Patented Jan. 2, 1945SAFETY NONGLOW CIGARETTE B. i

ICIGAB SHIELD Thomas F. Halloran, New York, N.

adminis Hailoran Y.; Clara I.

tratrix of said Thomas F. Halloran, deceased t Application December 1,1943, Serial No. 512,500

- 7 Claims. ('Cl. 131-185) 'I'his invention relates to a safety'non-glow cigarette or cigar shield, and has for the primary object theprovision of a device of this character which will prevent light from aburning cigarette or cigar from being observed and the scattering orfalling of sparks or ashes therefrom, consequently a person employingthe device may smoke within blackout areas and also where there is fullydescribed and claimed.

For a complete understanding of my invention,

reference is to be had to the following description and accompanyingdrawing, in which Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view illustrating asafety non-glow cigarette or cigar shield including a mouth piececonstructed in accordance with my invention.

Figure 2 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Figurel.

Figure 3 is an end view of the device showing the draft openings.y

Fig-ure 4 is a vertical sectional view illustrating a modified form ofmy invention.

Figure 5 is a transverse sectional view taken on the lzne 5-5 ofFigure4.

Figure 6 is a fragmentary vertical ysectional view illustrating anothermodified form of my invention.

Figure 7 is an end View illustrating one of the plates employed in theform oi' my invention shown in Figure 6.

Figure 8 is an end view showing another plate employed in theconstruction of the modified form of my invention shown in Figure 6.

Figure 9 is an enlarged fragmentary vertical sectional view showing theconnection "between the match holding jaws and also showing the pivotalconnection of the jaws to the slide.

Referring in detail to the drawing, the numeral 5 indicates asubstantially tubular shaped lireproof casing, one end of which isinternally thickened, as shown at 6, and provided with an opening forremovably receivinga mouth piece or bit 'I provided with 'a spiralthread 8 to engage with a correspondingly shaped thread formed in thewall of the opening whereby the mouth piece or bit can be easily andquickly attached and detached from the casing for the purpose ofpermitting a cigarette to be adapted to the mouth piece or bit and thenarranged within the casing,

as shownin Figure 1. It is to be understood that the mouthpiece or bitcan be constructed or shaped to receive a cigar for arrangement in thecasing 5 so that the device is adaptable to either a danger of creatingnre from sparks or hot ashes.

cigarette or cigar. The other end of the casing 5 has a concavo convexend wall 9 in which is formed a plurality of vent passages Ill groupedin annular formation and each of Va hook shaped formation arranging theinner end of the passage laterally of the outer end of the passage.'I'he passages l0 thus formed will permit a free iiow of air into thecasing to'support the combustion or burning of the cigarette or cigartherein, and still will conceal from view the light from the burningcigarette or cigar.

The lower wall of tne casing 5 adjacent the end wall 9 is provided witha discharge opening Il through which the ashes may spill when saidopening is uncovered. The opening is preferably of elongated formationand opposite walls thereof are provided with beads l2 to be slidablyengaged by curved flanges i3 formed on a cover Il equipped with a fingerpiece I5. Normally, the cover Il closes the opening Il to prevent theescape of sparks or ashes through the opening I I. Also the passages I0being of the shape specified will prevent the ashes or sparks fromescaping V.from the casing I. lHowever, when it is desired to empty thecasing of ashes, the cover is slid rearwardly uncovering the opening Ilso that the ashes may gravitate readily from the casing. The flanges I3have edges curved outwardly from each other to facilitate snapping ofsaid flanges oli' and on the beads -Iz when desiring to remove andreplace the cover on the case.

A supporting bar I6 is arranged in the casing 5 transversely of thelatter and in close proximity to the end of a cigarette or cigararranged in the casing prior to the latter being ignited, and hasmounted thereon a scratch plate I1 for the purpose of igniting a match I8 carried by jaws I9 pivotally mounted on the cover and yieldablyconnected by a spring 20, The jaws support the match in a position ofcontacting the scratch plate Il when the cover is moved into a positionof closing the opening II so that the burning match may ignite the cigaror cigarette. The jaws being yieldably connected permits the match stemto be easily applied and removed from the cover, this being easilyaccomplished when the cover is in an open position the opening beinglarge enough to permit the match to be easily placed in or removed fromthe jaws.

Thus it will be seen that avery eillcient shield has been provided for acigarette or cigar while being smoked and that it will efllciently hidefrom view the burning of the cigarette or cigar and that the ashes orsparks will be prevented from moved from the device and at that time amatch arranged so that on the closing of the cover of the casing thematch will be ignited for the purpose of lighting the cigar or cigarettethereafter arranged within the casing.

Referring to my modified form of the invention as shown in Figures 4 and5, it will be seen that the casing 2| is substantially ot the sameoonstruction as the construction of the casing 5 and that the mouthpiece 'l is ,removed so that in the use of the device the smoker mayplace the cigar or cigarette directly in the mouth for smoking 26extending through the slot 23 and terminating in nger pieces 31.Movement of the finger pieces in the direction of each other asindicated bythe arrows in Figure 5 will bring about expansion of theannular portion 25 of the clamp 24 so that the cigar or cigarette may bepassed freely therethrough. As soon as the ilngervpieces are releasedthe annular portion contracts on the cigar or cigarette and with the endportions extending through the slot 23 of the casing, the cigar orcigarette will be rmly clamped and supported in the casing along withthe additional support received from the spring fingers 22.

Referring to my modied form of the invention as shown in Figures 6 to 8inclusive, the casing 28 is provided with a concavo convex end wall 29provided with a vent opening 30 arranged axially of the casing 28 tovent said casing. Arranged within the casing 28 and spaced from eachother are concave convex baille plates 3l and 32. The baiile plate 3lhas an opening 33 aligning with the opening 30 while the baiile plate 32is provided with a series of cutouts 34 arranged laterally of theopenings 33 and 30. The baille plates may frictionally engage the wallsof the casing 28 and thereby be retained within the casing adjacent theopening 30 and are spaced a limited distance from each other so that airmay readily enter the casing to support the burning of the cigar orcigarette therein, and still prevent the light from the burning cigar orcigarette from being seen exteriorly of the casing.

While I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of myinvention, it will be understood that minor changes in construction,combination and arrangement of parts may be made without departing fromthe spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

1. In a shield of the character described, a casing having one endconstructed to permit a cigar or cigarette arranged in said casing to besmoked and having its opposite end provided with an end wall, said endwall including a construction to admit air to the casing and to concealfrom view exteriorly of the casing light from the burning cigar orcigarette, and means carriedby said casing for emptying ashes therefromand providing a support for a match movable thereaseaeee Y 2. In ashield of the character described, a cas-- ing having one endconstructed to permit a cigar or cigarette arranged in said casing to besmoked and having its opposite end provided with an end wall, said endwall including a construction to admit air to the casing and to concealfrom view exteriorly of the casing/light from the burning cigar orcigarette, means carried by said casing for emptying ashestherefrom andproviding a support for a match movable thereby within the casing to beignited for lighting lthe cigar or cigarette, and a striker striparranged in the casing to be engagedy by the match.

3. In a shield of the character described, a casing having an opening inone end to permit a cigarette to be arranged within said casing and having its opposite end provided with an end wall, said end wall havingcurved passages formed therein with the inner ends of the passagesarranged laterally of the outer ends of the passages, and means forsupporting the cigarette in the casing.

4. In a` shield of the character described, acasing having an opening inone end to permit a cigarette to be arranged within said casing and-having its opposite end provided with an end wall,

said end wall having curved passages formed therein with the inner endsof the passages arranged laterally of the outer ends of the passages,and a mouth piece removably secured in the first named end of the casingto receive and support the cigarette.

5. In a shield of the character described, a casing having an opening inone end to permit a cigarette to be arranged within said casing andhaving its opposite end provided with an end wall, said end wall havingcurved passages formed therein with the inner ends of the passagesarranged laterally of the outer ends of the passages, a mouth pieceremovably secured in the first named end of the casing to receive andsupport the cigarette, said casing having a discharge opening, and acover slidably mounted on the casing for opening and closing saiddischarge opening.

6. In a shield of the character described,v a casing havingan opening inone end to permit a cigarette to be arranged within said casing andhaving its opposite end provided with an end wall, said end wall havingcurved passages formed therein with the inner ends of the passagesarranged laterally of the outer ends of the passages, a mouth pieceremovably secured in the rst named end of the casing to receive andsupport the cigarette, said casing having a discharge opening, a coverslidably mounted on the casing for opening and closing said dischargeopening, tension jaws pivotally mounted on the cover to receive and gripa match for the support thereof within the casing, and a striker platearranged in the casing.

.'7. In a shield of the character described comprising a casing adaptedto have a cigarette mounted therein and having an end wall provided withan opening arranged axially of said casing, and spaced baille platesarranged in said casing adjacent said opening and one of said bailleplates having an opening aligning with the first named opening and theother baille plate having cutouts arranged laterally of said opening.THOMAS F. HALLORAN.

